{"id":84173,"date":"2025-08-21T05:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T05:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/84173\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T05:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T05:08:08","slug":"4-moves-that-melt-dangerous-belly-fat-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/84173\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Moves That Melt Dangerous Belly Fat Fast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your belly houses two types of fat: subcutaneous fat, which sits directly below the skin and is the kind you can pinch, and visceral fat<\/a>, which is located deep inside your abdomen and surrounds important organs. Visceral fat is linked to many health risks\u2014such as heart disease\u2014and it\u2019s more challenging to lose. The good news is we\u2019ve rounded up four effective exercises that help address those deep layers. Spoiler alert: Full-body movement is key!<\/p>\n

\u201cDeep belly fat is tied to lifestyle adjustments and hormone levels. So everyone is going to have points of view on what is an acceptable level of visceral fat,\u201d explains Marshall Weber, certified personal trainer and owner of Jack City Fitness<\/a>. \u201cThe below movements work more muscles<\/a> at once, spike your heart rate, and will also torch more calories than isolated ab work \u2026 Unlike boring crunches or sit ups, these exercises hit your core while engaging big muscle groups, which drives up energy burn during and after the workout.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tKettlebell Swings<\/p>\n

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\u201cKettlebell swings are primarily leg movements; they engage your upper body sufficiently to be a full body exercise<\/a>,\u201d Weber tells us.<\/p>\n

Grab a kettlebell, holding it with both hands by the handle.
\nStand tall with your feet hip-distance apart.
\nHold on tight and swing the kettlebell to eye level or a bit higher.
\nSwing it down between your legs.
\nThrust the weight forward, using your glutes and hips for control.<\/p>\n

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\tMountain Climbers<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn addition to strengthening and tightening the midsection, mountain climbers engage the back muscles by supporting their weight during plank positions,\u201d says Weber.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e<\/p>\n

Begin in a high plank position.
\nQuickly drive your right knee toward your left elbow.
\nReturn to a plank.
\nRepeat the movement with your left knee.<\/p>\n

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\tPlank Shoulder Taps<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe slow, isometric holds will not only target the core, but also engage the back and even the legs as you fight for balance,\u201d Weber notes.<\/p>\n

Begin in a high plank\u2014hands under your shoulders and body straight.
\nEngage your core.
\nLift your right hand off the floor and tap your left shoulder.
\nSet your right hand down and repeat with your left hand, tapping your right shoulder.
\nKeep your hips steady as you continue to tap from side to side.<\/p>\n

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\tSquat to Press<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou are experiencing a full engagement here, from the deep squat in your legs to the upper body pushing overhead,\u201d Weber points out.<\/p>\n

Stand tall with feet shoulder-width apart.
\nHold a dumbbell in each hand at shoulder level, palms facing inward.
\nBend your knees and press your hips back to lower into a squat until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
\nDrive through your heels, exploding out of the squat as you extend your legs and press the dumbbells overhead in a smooth motion.
\nLower the weights to shoulder height.
\nReturn to a squat.<\/p>\n

Looking for more easy ways to lose fat? Here\u2019s How Long Your Walking Workout Should Be To Shrink Belly Fat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alexa Mellardo<\/p>\n

\t\tAlexa is a content strategist, editor, and writer based in Greenwich, Connecticut. She has 11+ years of experience creating content for travel, lifestyle, fitness, wellness, F&B, home, and celeb news publications.\t\t\t\t\tRead more about Alexa <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your belly houses two types of fat: subcutaneous fat, which sits directly below the skin and is the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[64,63,13422,554,538,137,13423],"class_list":["post-84173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-belly-fat","tag-exercise","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-how-to-lose-belly-fat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}